. . . Low-Water-Use Plants

Questions & Answers
Back to Garden Help

 

 

1. Dig a hole twice as wide and 1'/2 times as deep as the container or root ball.

2. Loosen the soil around the edges and along the bottom of the hole. Fill the hole one-third full with the native soil. Set the plant in the hole.

3. Continue filling the hole with native soil until the soil is ground level. Put a layer of mulch 1 to 3 inches deep on top of the ground all around the plant. Water the plant well. Even though the plant is a low-water-use plant, regular watering is necessary to help get the plant established and growing vigorously. As the plant's roots go deeper, less watering will be required. In times of drought, regular watering may again be necessary.